What is it that the best leaders do that gives them their results? How do great leaders motivate and inspire? Why do they do it?
I'm convinced, that it's very simple: The best leader is the happy leader. One who sets the happiness of himself and his people above anything else. There are many … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Leadership
Leadership is an insanely important discipline. Here you’ll find the thought, tools and tricks of the trade of great leaders.
Moral imagination
I found a very interesting article on Using Moral Imagination for irreplicable Strategic Advantage.
Based on "The Moral Advantage Model" the author argues that there is a strategic, competitive advantage beyond the traditional two of low cost and differentiation. From the article:
Based on "The Moral Advantage Model" the author argues that there is a strategic, competitive advantage beyond the traditional two of low cost and differentiation. From the article:
With agility, companies with moral imagination evolve their … Continue Reading ››
Ricardo Semler
The ever blogging Chris Corrigan points to an excerpt of Ricardo Semler's book The Seven-Day Weekend. A small teaser:
I believe the old way of doing business is dying, and the sooner it's dead and buried the better off we all will be. Incendiary words, yet Semco's alliance with Cushman & Wakefield, as well … Continue Reading ››
Happy at work – world-wide
At the Interactive Organizations Conference 2004, I offered the idea of creating an international IO, based on the happy at work project.
Instead of getting all theoretical, we could simply organize around the purpose of making people happy at work, and create an IO for just that. Here's the idea: We … Continue Reading ››
Instead of getting all theoretical, we could simply organize around the purpose of making people happy at work, and create an IO for just that. Here's the idea: We … Continue Reading ››
Interactive Organizations Conference
The interactive organization is one that is less dominated by traditional control structures and where people are more free to do their work. Interactive organizations (IO's) are therefore more efficient, adapt faster to changes in their environment - and they're a lot more fun to be in. They can also be chaotic and frustrating :o)
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There ain’t no such thing as change management
I'm currently reading "The spirit of leadership" by Harrison Owen and it has something to say on the difference between management and leadership:
[Managers] control the system, whatever that system might be. And the operative word is control. A good manager makes the plan, manages to the plan, and meets the plan. The details are … Continue Reading ››
[Managers] control the system, whatever that system might be. And the operative word is control. A good manager makes the plan, manages to the plan, and meets the plan. The details are … Continue Reading ››
Manifesto for growth
I'm currently putting together a two-hour session on change. One of the hot topics in management today is change management, and I would argue that you can't manage change if you don't understand change. So I'm looking at change from a lot of different angles right now: Science, philosophy, common sense, psychology, biology etc...
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Corporate Culture and Spirituality Conference
Corporate culture and spirituality may look like strange bedfellows, but with the increasing awareness in businesses today on the importance of fostering personal development and excellence on the job, a spiritual focus is not a surprising development.
Spirituality can be many things to many people, but to me it is a tool to get … Continue Reading ››
Spirituality can be many things to many people, but to me it is a tool to get … Continue Reading ››
Going to Goa
I just signed up for the 12th. international OSonOS (Open Space on Open Space) conference. Last year it was right here in Denmark but this year it's in Goa, forcing me to travel to India's most famous vacation spot. Dammit! I'll have to take Patricia along, just to share the burden :o)
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Open Space Status and future
Harrison Owen wrote a brilliant summation on OST on the open space mailing list, which covers the origins, history and current status of Open Space Technology.
The ending contains a wonderful challenge to all of us who know and use open space, and has certainly started med thinking about what the next step … Continue Reading ››
The ending contains a wonderful challenge to all of us who know and use open space, and has certainly started med thinking about what the next step … Continue Reading ››